Matlock Bath: A Little Town With An Identity Crisis

Matlock Bath is a very peculiar little town. Situated in Derbyshire, it models itself on a seaside town. It has, in fact, everything you’d expect to find in a seaside town. Except there’s no sea. The river running down the edge is the closest you’ll get. It’s sometimes jokingly referred to as Derbyshire-on-Sea. It was …

Poole’s Cavern

A tourist attraction for over 350 years, the history of Poole’s Cavern goes back much further. A two million year old, natural limestone cave is a site of special scientific interest. The name is quite recent in its long history of human use. A 15th century outlaw, John Poole, used the cave as his lair …

Jolls Cottage

We recently booked a week’s holiday in Lincolnshire, at a delightful cottage in a tiny hamlet called Greetham, a few miles outside Horncastle. I found the property via a FB advert and found the booking process very straightforward, done directly through the owner.   The photos and descriptions are very accurate, and when we arrived …

Bolsover Castle

Bolsover Castle lies just off the M1. It’s actually two castles in one. The older Norman castle and the more modern little castle. The History of Bolsover Castle The original castle was a Norman castle; building started in the 1100s by the Peverel family. When William Peverel died, the castle became crown property in 1155. …